"Raising Creative and Compassionate Kids in Today's Pressure-Filled World"

The Alliance for Early Childhood is proud to present Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige, who will speak on “Raising Creative and Compassionate Kids in Today’s Pressure-Filled World.”  The program will be held on Friday, January 27 from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Parish Center, located on the corner of Gage and Burr Streets in Winnetka.  No reservations are necessary and there is no fee, although donations are gratefully accepted

Today’s cultural pressures on children—media saturation, materialism,  test-driven schools, and the fast pace of life—threaten to undermine some of the basic building blocks of healthy child development. But we, as parents and adults who care for children, can navigate these difficult   waters when we understand what it is children need and how we can best help them in these rapidly changing times. Learn hand-on advice on how to create a safe, open, and imaginative environment for children and how you can take back childhood for your children.

Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Ed. D., is Professor Emerita at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, where she taught teachers for more than 30 years and was a founder of the University’s Center for Peaceable Schools.  Dr. Carlsson-Paige has written and spoken extensively about the impact of violence, especially in the media, on children’s lives, and social development and how children learn the skills for caring relationships and positive conflict resolution.  She is the author and co-author of five books and has written numerous articles. Her most recent book is Taking Back Childhood: Raising Confident, Compassionate, Creative Kids.  

 For more information, visit www.theallianceforec.org or call Blakely Bundy at 847-441-9001.